GA HB1226

Replaces the City of Springfield, Georgia's original 1912 charter with a new charter establishing the city's incorporation, boundaries, powers, and governmental structure

Establishes a council-manager form of government with a city council composed of a mayor and six councilmembers serving four-year terms, where the mayor votes only to break ties and holds veto power that can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of councilmembers present

Creates a city manager position appointed by the city council as the chief executive and administrative officer, serving at will and removable by a majority vote of council members present

Grants the city broad powers including taxation (ad valorem, occupation, and business taxes), bonding authority, franchise grants (not to exceed 35 years), eminent domain, zoning, municipal utilities, and extraterritorial police and sanitary jurisdiction extending one mile beyond city limits

Requires nonpartisan municipal elections held biennially in odd-numbered years, with councilmembers elected at-large by plurality, and repeals the original 1912 incorporation Act and all its amendments